Happy Holidays!

To all our friends, fans and rock family!

\m/

Tairrie, Mick & Luciano

Neanderthal - New Video Ep Out Today!

Editor in Chief of Guitar Player Magazine Micheal Molenda has called him...
“One of the most ferocious and creative hard rock guitarists you’ll hear underground, above ground or bouncing off satellites." 

Today, we are proud to debut the new EP "Hangtime" by Neanderthal which for those who don't know, is the instrumental guitar rock side project of Mick Murphy. The EP features five brand new tunes packed with Murphy’s signature shredding leads, sophisticated heavy riffs and high energy hard driving adventurous rock as well as one “live in the studio” bonus track. 

Tracklisting:
1. Booster
2. Hilljack
3. Moderate to Severe
4. Sidewinder
5. Flat Black .
6. Space Cake (Live)

Preview & Purchase the EP @

www.neanderthal.bandcamp.com  

Follow Neanderthal on Facebook @

www.facebook.com/neanderthalrocks

To accompany the release is the new DIY style video for opening track “Booster” featuring vintage footage from the seventies which Mick created as homage to the EP cover art.
Click the link above to preview & purchase your copy today 
and thank you for your continued support!

New BGD Collection Coming Soon!

 

(Self Portrait)

 For those who have written asking...

Yes, I have closed my online store for the moment. I am currently busy putting the finishing touches on my new Blasphemous Girl Designs collection which I will be debuting very soon, so stay tuned for the big re-launch because you do not want to miss this one!

 

I have spent the past 2 months quietly creating the last of my dark magic for the year in the form of custom sacred adornments for your fingers, neck and soul along with 4 new and invoking signature oil & solid perfume limited edition sets with scents inspired by songs on our new album  'Heretic Dreams', 'Moriendo Renascor', 'Hour Of The Wolf' & 'Insomniac Moon'. I have also brought back to life a blood red personal favorite scent of mine 'Sacred Mood' which has been requested by many who missed out on it last time.

NOTE: Many of my custom pieces and perfumes sell out very fast and sometimes within hours of my launch. If you would like to be a part of the inner circle, which means 1 hour advance notice via Facebook and/or email of my collection live, prior to it going public, please drop me a personal message with your name, email and page link to blasfemadora@yahoo.com and you will be notified.

Thank you again to all of you who have continued to support and inspire me creatively from the music ofMy Ruin to the art of BGD.

Love, Mrs M
†✂♥

Mick Murphy with Chevy Metal - On The Road Video!

Click the link below and check out this killer new video featuring Mick with Chevy Metal via Rolling Stone Magazine documenting their time spent in Chile back in April of this year. Also, learn about the rad new project Mick has recently recorded with Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters called Birds of Satan coming soon!

Video & Interview:

Rolling Stone Magazine


When Dave Grohl started playing with Queens of the Stone Age, Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins needed a way to keep busy, so he teamed up with longtime friends Wiley Hodgden and Mick Murphy for the cover band Chevy Metal. Started, in Hawkins' words, "as a goof," Chevy Metal has evolved to become first a regular live act, and now, Hawkins and his Chevy Metal mates have written and recorded new material as the Birds of Satan, a new project that features a nine and a half-minute title track co-written with Grohl and Murphy.

Grover Jackson & Mick Murphy In Store!

(Photo by Tairrie B Murphy)

Saturday, November 23rd - Mick Murphy will be joining legendary guitar designer Grover Jackson of GJ2 Guitars @ Gearhounds in Temecula, Ca. for a live in-store Q&A + guitar demo @ 12 noon. 

For more info check out:

www.gearhounds.com or www.gj2guitars.com 

Tairrie B #4 Female Metal Singers!

Look who just got named #4 in the list of Top 10 Female Metal Singers in OC Weekly today just under Dinah Cancer of 45 Grave(#3), Doro Pesch of Doro & Warlock (#2) and the infamous Wendy O Williams of The Plasmatics (#1).

In great company!

"Unlike punk rock, for some reason the world of heavy metal has not always been the most accepting of women, unless they are scantily clad or topless dancing in the background. However, this post aims to prove to all of the closed minded chauvinists that women can rock just as hard as men, if not harder. The rise of women among metal and hard rock music continues on to our delight, despite the fact that many females still face an uphill battle in a mostly male dominated genre. But, that didn't stop some of the front women listed below from become pioneering figures in deathrock, power metal, metalcore,and even death metal. We now present our list of the Top 10 Female Metal Singers." - Alex Distefano

(Photo by Al Pulford )

4. Tairrie B. (My Ruin) Before she was the front woman for Southern-tinged LA-based rockers My Ruin, Tairrie B.'s career can be traced back to 1990, when she recorded a rap album for Eazy-E, entitled The Power of a Woman. Shortly after this album, she decided to pursue a different sound, and formed the alternative metal band Manhole, which later morphed into the darker Tura Satana, and eventually My Ruin, in 1999. Today, My Ruin's music is a head banger friendly blend Black Sabbath, Motorhead, Type O Negative and Corrosion of Conformity with whiskey, weed, aggression and religious themes and imagery. The band also features Tairrie's husband and musical partner, guitar virtuoso Mick Murphy. Tairrie has always had an intense voice, which just screamed for metal, reminiscent of a female Phil Anselmo mixed with Bon Scott. Tairrie's confrontational lyrics often attack hypocrisy, sexism and misogyny, while remaining personal, and sometimes religious in nature.

Chevy Metal in Chile!

Check out Mick with Chevy Metal on Chilean TV in South America along with live footage of the guys playing @ Teatro Caupolicán in Santiago, Chile this week!


 

Heretic Dreams - New Video Premiere!

"Religion, Just Like Superstition...Is The Weed, That Strangles Reason"

✞

The unholy eloquence of ‘Heretic Dreams’ invites listeners to worship at the alter of their own imaginations taking them on a magical journey through the heart of a non believer with percussive lyrical patterns winding through a sludgy musical rock garden of driving anthem riffs and anathema sentiment.

Tonight is a full moon, so we invite you to enjoy our new video and dream like a heretic in...
'The Sacred Mood'




(Edited by Mick Murphy & Tairrie B Murphy)
++++ Tairrie B Murphy - Vocals Mick Murphy - Guitar & Drums (studio) Luciano Ferrea - Bass Joel Stooksbury & John Lousteau - Drums (live)

Chevy Metal @ Love Ride!

Come see Mick rock Love Ride with Chevy Metal this Sunday,
October 20th @ Lake Castaic!

TICKETS & INFO:
http://www.loveride.org

'Heretic Dreams' - Video Premiere Announcement!

We will be premiering our new video for 'Heretic Dreams' this Friday, October 18th   in honor of the full moon. A little dark magic we have created to put you under our rock spell  and keep you in 'The Sacred Mood.'
)O(

Mick Murphy #3 Best Metal Guitarists!

Congrats to Mick for being named #3 in OC Weekly's "10 Best Metal Guitarists" today just under Jeff Hannemann of Slayer (#2) and the legendary Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath (#1).

Quite an honor!

(Photo by Melissa Mignosi)

3. Mick Murphy - My Ruin, Chevy Metal
This talented, multi instrumentalist and songwriter, for the LA based rock/metal band My Ruin (featuring Murphy's wife of a decade, Tairrie B) is a guitar virtuoso that is one of LA's best-kept secrets in terms of shredders. He is not afraid about being in a now guitar centric rock band, with fuzzy distorted rhythms and riffs as thick as his sideburns. Murphy's talent with a guitar is evident once you seem him live, in often-cathartic performances. His influences are worn on his sleeve and often shirt, and consist of everything from punk, classic rock, hard rock and stoner metal. Murphy's true talent can be heard and seen in My Ruin, where his approach has added more of a old school rock based, doomy, classic metal sound to Mrs. Murphy's lyrics. In a 2009 article, Guitar Player Magazine wrote that Murphy is "One of the most ferocious and creative hard rock guitarists you'll ever hear underground, above ground or bouncing off satellites." Aside from being a song writer and the guitarist of My Ruin, Murphy also lends his guitar playing abilities to the 70s hard rock/metal cover band, Chevy Metal, featuring Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters.

My Ruin @ Slide Bar w/ Royal Thunder!

Join us Sunday, August 25th @ The Slide Bar in Fullerton, CA. for a FREE show with Royal Thunder and Ides of Gemini. It's gonna get loud so be there and beware!

Show starts at 8pm and we play @ 9:30.

Moriendo Renascor - New Video Premiere!

We're excited to debut our new video for the heart pumping 'Moriendo Renascor' 
 which translates to...

 "In Death, I Am Reborn"

'Moriendo Renascor' is an up tempo wall of riffs with elements of stoner metal and vintage California hardcore. Like a phoenix rising from the fiery ash and bone this track boasts fuzzy guitars sizzling over driving drums, infernal bass and ferocious vocals with reflective lyrics of rebirth and renewal.

(Edited by Mick Murphy & Tairrie B Murphy)

++++

Tairrie B Murphy - Vocals

Mick Murphy - Guitar & Drums (studio)

Luciano Ferrea - Bass

Joel Stooksbury & John Lousteau - Drums (live)

The Making of 'The Sacred Mood' Studio Video!

Thank you to everyone who has purchased a copy of our new album since it's release on June 11th. We truly appreciate your rock love & support! For those of you who would like to buy a copy of our latest album, please visit the following links below and download it today!    Amazon / US
Amazon / UK
Amazon / FR
Amazon / GER
iTunes

To celebrate our crossing 10,000 "likes" this week on our Facebook page, we will would like to debut our behind-the-scenes studio video of our new album. We are very proud of this latest recording and excited to share our special time spent last summer at Soundtrack Black Studio in Tennessee with all of you.
♥ Mrs M
Ladies and gentlemen, The Making of The Sacred Mood...



Video filmed by Mick Murphy, Tairrie B Murphy & Joel Stooksbury
Edited by Mick Murphy
+++++
Artwork by Kayleigh Brookes   The Little Room @ House of Brookes

The Sacred Mood' - OUT TODAY!

It's after midnight in Los Angeles and the witching hour has arrived which means, 

our new album 'The Sacred Mood' is officially out WORLDWIDE! 

You can purchase it on iTunes or Amazon.

 Click a link and get your copy today!

In honor of this day!

It's the day before our new album is officially released so in honor of June 10th, I decided to dig out a couple never before seen photographs from the My Ruin vault. These were taken by my longtime friend and photographer Paul Harries in 1999 when I was in London shooting the video for 'Terror' (which he directed). We shot some footage for what was to be a second video that same day but in the end, we decided not to release it. Looking back at an old photo can bring so many memories both good and bad depending on how you view it within your mind at the time. Years ago this photo would have reminded me of a person I used to know who I wrote the song 'June 10th' about but today, it simply reminds me of me -- the woman formerly known as Miss B.
I've written and recorded 8 albums with My Ruin over the years and each one holds a special place in my heart. I've grown as an artist but have always stayed true to myself and my art. Being in the music industry you open yourself up to having to deal with an endless parade of countless assholes, disappointments and misery. There have been many days that I've wanted to walk away because it has never been easy.

That being said -- I've never been in it for the money or the fame, I've been in it for the music and this is why I remain. I am also blessed to have a husband and guitar player who feels the same. There would be no My Ruin without the music of Mick Murphy. I spill the blood with my lyrics but he is the soul of the band and the champion of our independent spirit.

Tomorrow 'The Sacred Mood' will be available worldwide and I hope those of you who are family, friends and fans of our band will continue to show us your rock love and support the music we make by purchasing a copy of our new album via iTunes & Amazon and thank you.

♥
Mrs M

'The Sacred Mood' - Album Streaming + Track listing Announced!

SURPRISE!
Our new album 'The Sacred Mood' is set for release on Tuesday, June 11th via iTunes & Amazon but after getting such a great response to our teaser video recently, we have decided to give everyone a sneak preview of all 10 tracks leading up to the big day for one week starting this Saturday, June 1st through next Saturday, June 8th. The full streaming will be exclusively via our new Soundcloud page which you can follow us on @ www.soundcloud.com/myruinofficial


We are asking all our friends and fans to please share this link and spread the word about our new album on your Blogs, Facebook, Twitter and various other social media pages. Keep the spirit of independence alive and keep it sacred!

★ Album Track listing★ 1. Monolith Of Wrath 2. Moriendo Renascor 3. God Is A Girl With A Butcher Knife 4. Heretic Dreams 5. Honey Of The Human Soul 6. Insomniac Moon 7. Hour Of The Wolf 8. Del Riche 9. The Harsh Light Of Day 10. Trouble (Elvis Presley Cover)

To celebrate the release of our new album, 

My Ruin will be headlining the Whisky a Go Go

  in West Hollywood, Ca. Saturday, June 15th.

Advance tickets available 

HERE

 -------------

♥ Mrs M
Artwork by Kayleigh Brookes The Little Room at House of Brookes

Triple Moon & New Site Design!

)O(

Over the weekend we did a little revamp to our site to go with the release of our new album. Thank you to our good friends Matt Adamson and Kayleigh Brookes for their technical and artistic talents which they have both lent us while working with me behind the scenes recently.

The above art piece is taken from the new hard cover art & lyric book I am currently designing with Kayleigh to accompany the album. It is called 'Triple Moon' and represents the three of us together as well as me alone. This symbol is found in many Neo Pagan and Wiccan traditions as a symbol of the Goddess. The first crescent represents the waxing phase of the moon -- new beginnings, new life, and rejuvenation. The center circle is symbolic of the full moon -- the time when magic is at its most potent and powerful. Finally, the last crescent represents the waning moon -- a time to do banishing magic and to send things away. The sacred heart between my hands represents our band as a whole. Our music and soul. It is made of metal and along with the Mi Ruina ring which I designed for Seventh Circle Artworks, the only other real element in the illustration which represents belief and dedication. The heart hangs on the wall in our home among the many other ex-votos I have collected over time. Each one has it's own story and meaning behind it. The nails which surround the heart represent the thirteen years of My Ruin on the inside, tough and unbreakable.


Hope you like our new design and please take a moment to check out both of their pages on the links below and give them a big "like". Two very inspiring independent artists I am proud call part of our extended family in the UK and who are helping me bring my vision to life with

'The Sacred Mood'.
♥
Mrs M


Matt Adamson Photography
The Little Room at House of Brookes

The Sacred Mood - Album Teaser Video!

Ladies and Gentlemen,   

We are excited to debut the awesome teaser video for 'The Sacred Mood'. We invite you to watch, rock, share and let us know what you think of this special sneak preview of selected songs "Monolith Of Wrath, Honey Of The Human Soul, Moriendo Renascor, God Is A Girl With A Butcher Knife & Insomniac Moon" from our new album out June 11, 2013 via Amazon & iTunes.

 Enjoy!

♥
Tairrie, Mick & Luciano





Produced by Mick Murphy & Joel Stooksbury
Engineered & Mixed by Joel Stooksbury
Recorded @ Soundtrack Black Studio - Knoxville, Tennessee
Mastered by John Lousteau @ Studio 606 -------------------
Edited by Tor Burrows of Notorious Design
Live Footage by Tor Burrows
Studio Footage Edited by Mick Murphy
Artwork by Kayleigh Brookes - The Little Room at House of Brookes

The Sacred Mood - Album Teaser Announcement!

   Dear Friends,

We know things have been a bit quiet lately here at My Ruin HQ but this Friday, May 24th it's about to get very loud as we debut the awesome teaser video for our new album 'The Sacred Mood' out worldwide on June 11th!

So mark your calendars and remember to check our page for a sneak preview of selected songs "Monolith Of Wrath, Honey Of The Human Soul, Moriendo Renascor, God Is A Girl With A Butcher Knife & Insomniac Moon" along with never before seen studio & live footage for your viewing pleasure.

We can't wait to share this first taste of our new album with you and look forward to your sharing in our mood.

Keep it Sacred, ♥  Mrs M

Artwork by Kayleigh Brooks The Little Room at House of Brookes

Chevy Metal - Private Benefit Show 4.20.13!

Crown Royal + Chevy Metal = CLASSIC ROCK!



Over the weekend, Mick played a private benefit with Chevy Metal  featuring Wiley Hodgden along with Dave Grohl & Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters
To see more of the photos from the event please visit:
www.facebook.com/myruinofficial

Our Saturday night of rock & Chevy Metal also included meeting Paul Stanley of KISS and Ty Taylor of Vintage Trouble!



They guys put on a killer show and hearing Dave call Mick "one of the greatest guitar players in the world" was pretty rad. So was capturing the moment on video below. Enjoy!
xo Mrs M

My Ruin @ The Whisky June 15th!

LA Friends & Family!
We would like to invite you to join us on Saturday June 15th @ 11pm as we rock our favorite Hollywood haunt, The legendary Whisky a Go-Go and celebrate the release of our new album 'The Sacred Mood' which comes out on June 11th.

For those of you who plan on attending, mark your calendars and remember to say the password "Insomniac" for a special admission price at the door.
Looking forward to seeing everyone at the show!

♥
Mrs M

New BGD Collection Online Now!

Attention Blasphemous Girls & Guys!

I am excited to announce that my first BGD collection for 2013 is now live and online. This first collection for 2013 includes two new solid perfume & oil scents which I have made available in a few limited edition sets. Both inspired by songs on our new album 'The Sacred Mood' which will be out worldwide on June 11th. I ship worldwide so please take a moment to visit my store and pick up something special for yourself or someone you adore. One of a kind, custom handmade designs and wearable art for the individual at HEART.
Keep it Sacred.
†✂♥
Mrs M

www.BGD.BIGCARTEL.com

Chevy Metal & Mick Murphy!

Attention Friends in LA!

We are excited to announce that Mick will be playing a show next Wednesday March 27th at The Whisky a Go Go for the Rock Against MS All-Star Benefit Concert. He has been playing guitar with Wiley Hodgen & Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters in their awesome 70's & 80's classic rock cover band known as Chevy Metal and they rule!
They are kicking off the night by opening the show and rumor has it, there might be a very cool *special guest* joining them on stage straight from The Sound City Players so for those of you who can make it out, come hang, watch Mick rock with CM and have a drink with us for a good cause!

♥
Mrs M

Get your tickets:

HERE
(click above link)

Mick & Reed Mullin Rock Studio 606!

ℳick in Studio 606 having some fun recording with

ℛeed ℳullin of ℭorrosion ℴf ℭonformity.

The Sacred Mood - New Album & Cover Art!

Dear Friends,

We are proud to unveil the cover art for our upcoming studio album

'The Sacred Mood'

which we have set to release worldwide on

June 11, 2013

via

TuneCore, Bandcamp, iTunes & Amazon.
As a follow up to our 2011 album ‘A Southern Revelation’, we returned to Soundtrack Black Studio in the hills of East Tennessee to once again work with friend and studio owner Joel Stooksbury, who mixed, engineered and co produced the new album along with My Ruin guitarist Mick Murphy.

‘The Sacred Mood’ is a subtle reinvention for My Ruin. In an industry that is ever changing, we’re not a band who pays attention to the current trends. We’ve found our sound and we simply do what we do while staying true to our roots. I think our fans appreciate our integrity and we appreciate our fans. We offered the last album as a free download where people could donate to the band if they wanted and it was a great success but we are taking a different approach with our new album which we are self releasing once again. Unfortunately, we have learned over time that most record labels are not for us and we seem to do better on our own as a DIY independent band which is what we always have been, today more than ever with our eighth album ‘The Sacred Mood’ as a testament to our staying power.
The atmosphere of the new album is heavily drenched in the heat of the South where it was recorded and fueled by insomnia filled nights in Los Angeles where it was written. The cover was designed with this in mind by a talented Manchester, UK based artist & illustrator named Kayleigh Brookes who also happens to be a longtime fan of the band. The art that goes with the album is very different than anything we’ve previously done before. We decided to use real elements of nature mixed with iconic illustrations to create something unique to My Ruin that would go with the otherworldly language of the lyrics. We wanted an ethereal image for the cover and chose the moon for the background because we felt it evoked the mood of the album as a whole. The image was actually inspired by a photograph which was taken by Tor Burrows who has worked with me creating music videos for My Ruin’s last 2 albums and is currently working on a teaser commercial for the album which we plan on debuting in April. I really enjoy working with Tor on our videos and being that I have always worked alone when designing the artwork for many of our previous recordings, I thought it would be an interesting change to collaborate with someone on this side of things.

We are releasing ‘The Sacred Mood’ digitally and designing a unique hardcover print & e-book to accompany it. Included in the book will be photographic images and illustrations of the band, lyrics, musings, a few short stories and original art pieces. This is something I have wanted to do for a long time and our new album has given me the perfect opportunity to make it happen. We're looking forward to sharing it with the fans of our band who have continued to follow us over the years and those who are just discovering our music for the first time.

♥
Mrs M


For all press inquiries on the new album, please contact: myruinbiz@sbcglobal.net

New Album Announcement Tomorrow!

We are excited to announce that tomorrow is the day we will be unveiling the cover art and details on our new album along with the date we have set for it's release so don't forget to check in and check it out! 

♥
Tairrie, Mick & Luciano

Death & Romance!

In the mood for a little death and romance this evening?

Turn the lights down low and download a copy of ℑhe ℒVℛS recordings.The deliciously macabre and violently sexy side project of ℳr & ℳrs ℳ of My Ruin featuring pleasantly uncomfortable cinematic doom spoken word stories and musical stylings to enjoy alone, with a friend or with your lover on Valentines Day!

•♥†♥•



ℒady Speaks The ℬruise - 2010
listen & download HERE





Death ℋas ℬecome ℋer - 2006
listen & download HERE

Sacred Heart of Ruin!

The ℋeart is an Organ of Fire. Keep it Sacred.
ℋappy Valentines Day.
♥ 

BGD Mailing & Thank You!

Attention Blasphemous Girls & Guys!
I've been meaning to let everyone know that all the orders from my online store have been shipped and they are on their way! My apologies for the delay but there is a lot going on behind the scenes with the set up for our new album at the moment. This was my biggest launch yet and with all the solid perfumes, oils, jewelry + My Ruin merch that sold out, the wrapping and packaging it all was pretty time consuming as I wanted everything to be beautiful upon its arrival and your opening. As many of you know, the personal touch is important to me when it comes to my designs. That being said, please make sure to drop me a line to my inbox to let me know your packages got to you all safely and post some photos for me with your new BGD! I can't wait to see them all and thank you again for the continued support and rock love for my music and art.

Sacred to the heart.

†✂♥ TBM

Beauty Fiend Live!

We've just come across a hot rockin video in our vault which was filmed live at the infamous Mean Fiddler in London, England on our Brutal Language Tour' back in 2006. The venue has since been demolished so this is a wonderful memory to have caught on film with so many friends and familiar faces in the front row.

Were YOU there?



Filmed by Muckspreader

Friends,
We've been reluctant but it seems to be a necessary evil so we've given in to the dark side and decided to make a new Twitter account for the band which we've recently launched.

 For those of you who tweet please take a moment to follow us 
HERE


Thanks!

The Birthday Girl!

Photo by Andy Watson

"Sacred are my lips of red, they bleed like opened veins. Stained with scarlet passion and bruised with crimson rage. They speak of new beginnings and scream of violent ends. Protect me from my enemies, forgive me for my sins."

♥
TℬM 1.18.13

Hello Twenty Thirteen!

Happy New Year and thank you to everyone who bought a Blasphemous Girl Design in twenty twelve. Looking back, created 5 collections of wearable art for the individual at heart that I'm really proud of. The last of which launched in December with great success. I feel very blessed knowing that we have some incredible fans of our band who never cease to amaze us with their undying rock love and support of my art as well as our music.
xo
TℬM †✂♥

Goodbye Twenty Twelve!

Last night I laid to rest my old soul. Let the past bury it's dead and friendships which have turned cold. I can't say that I was sad to see twenty twelve go. This has been a strange year filled with many highs and lows. The highlight for me was shared with Mick Murphy & Luciano Ferrea recording the new My Ruin album with Joel Stooksbury at his Soundtrack Black Studio in Tennessee. By far my fondest memory, favorite people and what I'm most looking forward to bringing to life together in twenty thirteen.

My resolution is my mood.
To keep it sacred and start anew.
♥
TℬM